Grandma, 2 kids injured in Port Neches crash expected to recover

Updated 5:14 pm, Wednesday, June 5, 2013

A 52-year-old grandmother and two children injured in a Port Neches crash on Tuesday are expected to recover, according to information from the city's police department.

A 38-year-old driver of a 2008 black Dodge SUV caused a series of collisions - including the one that injured the woman and her grandchildren - on Tuesday afternoon, according Chief of Police Paul Lemoine.

The first crash happened when the woman hit a "no parking" sign in front of the Port Neches Police Department, dragging the sign as she drove away.

Down the road, the SUV's driver struck a 2011 maroon Toyota Corolla head-on as the car's driver exited the Hebert Public Library parking lot.

The occupants of the Corolla, the grandmother and two children, were taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. The youngest was later transported to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.

On Wednesday, police said the grandmother was recovering from broken bones and that the children were expected to make a full recovery.

After colliding with the Corolla, the driver of the SUV left the roadway on the north side of Merriman, traveling through a grassy area near the Port Neches Middle School campus. The SUV finally came to a stop after the driver struck a brick sign on the campus.